FUMBLING Synonyms

• an embarrassing mistake

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• manage badly or incompetently

• a shape that is spherical and small

• a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)

• a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

• a steep high face of rock

• a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)

• a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

• a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery

• a central depository where things can be left or picked up

• the act of dropping something

• let fall to the ground

• to fall vertically

• go down in value

• fall or descend to a lower place or level

• terminate an association with

• utter with seeming casualness

• stop pursuing or acting

• remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave

• cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

• lose (a game)

• pay out

• lower the pitch of (musical notes)

• hang loosely

• stop associating with

• let or cause to fall in drops

• to remove

• take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth

• omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing

• leave undone or leave out

• change from one level to another

• fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death

• grow progressively worse

• give birth; used for animals

• the act of pausing uncertainly

• be unsure or weak

• move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

• walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly

• speak haltingly

• flesh of any of various American and European flatfish

• any of various European and non-European marine flatfish

• walk with great difficulty

• behave awkwardly; have difficulties

• soft creamy candy

• tamper, with the purpose of deception

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

• an energetic attempt to achieve something

• an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

• strenuous effort

• make a strenuous or labored effort

• to exert strenuous effort against opposition

• climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

• be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

• an unsteady uneven gait

• an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

• walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly

• miss a step and fall or nearly fall

• encounter by chance

• make an error

• a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

• a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs

• an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

• an exciting or stimulating experience

• a catch mechanism that acts as a switch

• a light or nimble tread

• an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

• miss a step and fall or nearly fall

• cause to stumble

• make a trip for pleasure

• put in motion or move to act

• get high, stoned, or drugged

• An incorrect or bad hit.

• To incorrectly or badly hit.

• an embarrassing mistake

• commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

• make one's way clumsily or blindly

• utter impulsively

• the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly

• speak haltingly

• an embarrassing mistake

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• any light downy material

• something of little value or significance

• a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• erect or fluff up

• ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect

• (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)

• the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

• the act of stripping and taking by force

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• become unfit for consumption or use

• alter from the original

• treat with excessive indulgence

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• have a strong desire or urge to do something

• destroy and strip of its possession

• make imperfect

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin